Step back 70 years into the past.  The Lantern Tour is a 1930s-style adventure giving you a sense of what it was like to tour the cave in earlier days. Visitors enter and leave through the historic entrance and view the cave from an unpaved trail. The only light is provided by a lantern each visitor carries. Tour guides on this tour wear historic uniforms and take you on a visit to passages called the Dungeon and Heavenly Room, among others.

The tour route is approximately 1/2 mile long, and includes steep wooden steps, bending and stooping. This tour is considered strenuous. The tour lasts approximately 1-3/4 hours. Participants must be at least 6 years old.

There is a limit of 20 persons on each tour. Tickets are sold on a first come, first served basis. This tour is offered early June through Labor Day.  Please call ahead for tour availability and check for fees and reservations at least seven days in advance.  Tickets for the Lantern Tour must be purchased or picked up at the visitor center. Low-heeled, rubber-soled shoes or boots, long pants and a light jacket or sweater are recommended for the tour. The cave temperature is 49 degrees year-round. Persons who have heart or respiratory problems, have recently been hospitalized or have a fear of heights or closed-in spaces should talk with a park ranger before selecting a tour.